As a parent, you can learn more about testing and what to expect in a diagnostic evaluation for dyslexia or other language-learning disability and understand the evaluation process. Also, what can you expect in the diagnostic report and what are important follow-up questions?

Do all you can to ensure an accurate diagnosis by becoming aware of the steps involved with diagnosing dyslexia and the different areas in which a person must be tested. Disclosing a complete case history is very important to both the diagnosis and getting helpful recommendations.

Become familiar with the diagnostic tests available and the components of a diagnostic evaluation for dyslexia. Learn to identify some indicators of dyslexia at different ages and what areas to evaluate in order to make a diagnosis.

Actress, Comedian, Author, Television Host, Activist

Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Award winner Whoopi Goldberg struggled with negative labels as a child because of her disability. She dropped out of school at 17 and finally learned as an adult that her troubles with reading and writing were because of dyslexia.

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